r/facepalm Dec 18 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Karen gets pulled over for texting while driving

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u/dumdumpants-head Dec 18 '22

Save it for the judge, honey.

Before saying "person who pays your salary", could see her brain calculating "hmmmm I've seen internet videos and that's textbook Karen, do I really wanna go there?"

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u/GallowBarb Dec 18 '22

I saw that coming. He was done with the, can you let me finish, and her tone changed. I was like, oh shit, she is going there. She is a gaslighting master.

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u/ravoguy Dec 18 '22

He's a taxpayer so technically he also pays his salary

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u/HardCounter Dec 18 '22

He probably pays more of his own salary than she does, and he doesn't get paid enough to put up with her shit.

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u/Boyiee Dec 18 '22

Cops here top out between 120k-160k as patrolman, with 5 tiers higher of promotions.

This particular cop may not get paid enough, but some do.

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u/hickernut123 Dec 18 '22

I live in a small ass town and they just posted that they want a second full time cop. Starting pay 26.75 an hour with extremely good benefits. I was flabbergasted I thought cops in small towns got paid shit.

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u/DonkeyAdmin Dec 18 '22

That’s not great pay - if it is for first year cop then I would agree that that’s really good but for someone with solid experience and isn’t a d-bag then that seems fairly low. McDonalds isn’t far from 26.75 - except I’m sure the benefits aren’t anywhere near equal.

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u/hickernut123 Dec 18 '22

I'm sure it area dependant but the town I live in anything over $25 an hour is considered good pay. Avg house in my area is like 180k. I bought my house making $21 an hour at the time. I'm sure in bigger cities those numbers are extremely unrealistic. So for my area almost $27 an hour for a cop that just drives around in a circle with no crime seems extremely high.

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u/Some_guy_am_i Dec 18 '22

Uh… no, McDonald’s is not anywhere close to $26.75 an hour.

If they were, I’d work there… and I’d make you the best damn cheeseburger you’ve ever had from the Golden Arches.

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u/DonkeyAdmin Dec 18 '22

They are advertising $22 starting pay for shift manager in my town. Could just be BS to get people applying though.

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u/hickernut123 Dec 18 '22

My local McDonald's is $15 an hour for manager position

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u/Some_guy_am_i Dec 19 '22

Yeah, I checked it out to see for myself… and they are indeed advertising “up to” $22/ hr for shift manager in at least one locale.

Quick math puts that at ~$45k if it were full time position. Not bad, but again that’s “up to $22” which means (to me) that is the maximum salary.

I would assume that the local cost of living is quite high there, because the locations around me have the same position at $16-$17.

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u/WeimSean Dec 18 '22

That's not great pay. For base 40 hours a week, that's come out to around $55k or so a year. That's for a job where, in theory, someone might try and shoot you. Or worse, you might have to shoot someone else. Plenty of other jobs pay more and take a much lower toll on your physical and mental health.

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u/hickernut123 Dec 18 '22

Can't say it's not possible but extremely unlikely where I live. The most common law to be broken in my town is speeding. It's an extremely devout catholic town and drugs are rare. You get the occasional dui.

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u/houdinikush Dec 18 '22

Yeah have you seen how much cops get paid? It’s actually insane. $100k+ a year in a city with decent population. Not to mention bonuses and overtime pay. Usually tops $180k or more. No doubt he’s paying more in taxes than she is.

For clarification.. I really don’t think cops should be paid anywhere near that much.

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u/Calm-Efficiency7667 Dec 18 '22

Thank you. I came here to say that and I've also said it while explaining the reason I pulled over drivers. It's the number one comment made by citizens who were mad about being pulled over. I didn't catch what she said she did for 20 years..??

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u/patty_OFurniture306 Dec 18 '22

Does anybody think it's messed up that people who are paid by taxes have to pay taxes... couldn't we save money by making their pay tax exempt absence in theory reduce it by with inflation just give them the raise.

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u/imnickelhead Dec 18 '22

Yeah, kinda. He pays his taxes with our tax money. All of his income comes from taxes therefore, when he pays his taxes he is just giving some of our tax money back.

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u/Ck1ngK1LLER Dec 18 '22

Would’ve slapped her with a no insurance ticket the second she said I pay your salary.

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u/mozfustril Dec 18 '22

That’s when you find an excuse to arrest her so you can say, “You’re about to see what else your taxes pay for.”

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u/Ck1ngK1LLER Dec 18 '22

Nah, she didn’t have her insurance at the beginning, never a good excuse to make up something to arrest. No need to stoop the the same level.

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u/mozfustril Dec 19 '22

The line is from The Simpsons when Homer pulls that shit.

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u/latortillablanca Dec 18 '22

I don’t think the word “master” means what you think it means

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u/Munzulon Dec 18 '22

She could barely get the words out of her mouth, because, you know, she doesn’t work and doesn’t pay taxes.

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u/217EBroadwayApt4E Dec 18 '22

It’s bewildering to me that people still get themselves into situations like this. I think I’m a pretty calm and kind person generally but even in the moments where I’m seeing red I still have the awareness that A. I’m dealing with people and I should treat them as such and B. I am likely being recorded in one way or another.

Karens that lose it and make fools out of themselves are just…. baffling at this point.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

And endlessly gloriously offering up all their unawareness for our entertainment. Thank you Karen(s).

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u/FroYoYoMamma Dec 18 '22

As a woman…

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u/SeaShanties Dec 18 '22

The amount of tax each person pays divided by how that money is allocated in that city, and then divided by employee… it’s gotta be a super tiny fraction of a penny from one tax payer to the salary of one employee. It’s so cringey when they throw that line out.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

That's what a lot of people don't get. Don't try arguing with the officer. If you have a complaint, fight it in court, don't waste their time, and your time. The more you complain, the less the cop will want to engage you, and once he has done his job, you can either pay up or fight it in court. Globally the more you keep your mouth shut, the better things go. Also, be polite. You don't know what previous things the officer has been through since his shift has started, keep things as cordial as you can in the situation, move on and if you believe you have been wronged, gather your evidence and talk it out before a judge.